What is Microsoft Excel, Its Benefits & Features?

   Microsoft Excel is a full-featured spreadsheet program that allows you to organize data, complete calculations, make decisions, transform data to graph, and develop professional looking reports.  The three major parts of Excel are:  Worksheets – Worksheets allow you to enter, calculate, manipulate and analyse data such as numbers and text. Charts – Charts pictorially represent data. Excel can draw two-dimensional and three-dimensional columns, charts, pie charts and other types of charts. Databases – Databases manage data. For example, once you enter data onto a worksheet, Excel can sort the data, search for specific data, and select data that meets certain criteria. Excel and Database Management Excel is not a database package but has some special database features like sorting, filtering, and data retrieval, which allows users to create and manage lists. Hence, Excel is equipped to handle and manipulate small databases.  While creating a small database, tw...